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The ongoing "trade war" between the United States and China can offer both risks and opportunities for countries like Bangladesh, group chairman of Standard Chartered José Viñals has said. "This...
A countrywide 48-hour transport strike, enforced by Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, left people in distress and caused immense sufferings on Sunday. The transport workers on Saturday declared to stage...
Consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the country has witnessed a stunning four-fold growth over the past three years, as more and more households, commercial entities and vehicles are...
FE ReportSpeakers at a function on Saturday laid emphasis on ensuring safe food production to compete and tap the local and international markets.They also made a call to promote exports...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 27 (Reuters): Microsoft Corp regained its spot as the second most valuable US company on Friday after a disappointing quarterly report from Amazon.com wiped $65 billion off...
Our CorrespondentJHENIDAH, Oct 27: Agriculture Training Institute (ATI), Jhenidah, has become a role model introducing a special programme of learning, doing and consuming, internally known as 'Shikhi, Kori, Khai'.Founded on...
JOYPURHAT, Oct 27: Coriander leaf growers in Akkelpur, Kalai, Panchbibi, Khetlal and Sadar upazilas of the district are happy as they are getting fair market price this season.The item is...
The periodic boat races organised in different parts of the country speak a lot about our rivers: all of them have not dried up. Some are impressively capable of even...
Bangladesh has apparently failed to make major breakthrough in offshore gas exploration so far after settlement of maritime boundary disputes with Myanmar in March 2012 and with India in July...
The reported refusal of the World Bank (WB) to bankroll the entire route of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on the ground of its faulty design is yet another glaring...
In June 2007, the collapse of Bear Stearns, a New York-based global investment Bank, signalled start of what now we now call the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). In the weeks...
Leading technology and smartphone manufacturing company Huawei will launch its next flagship phone, the Huawei Mate 20 Series, in Bangladesh soon, said a statement. Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) unveiled...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was agitated by the speech of human rights activist Hagai El-Ad at the United Nations Security Council on October 18. While criticising the Israeli occupation...
The 'Bangladesh Sangbad Sagstha (BSS) Bill 2018' was passed in Parliament on Saturday to properly run the organisation under a legal framework. The state-run media outlet emerged as the national...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested the countrymen to allow her party, the Awami League, to serve the nation for another term. “Please cast your vote for ‘boat’ in the...
In a rare foreign policy move, the Australian government on October 23, 2018 imposed sanction on five powerful and high-ranking Myanmar military officials. They are believed to be suspects for...
State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Moshiur Rahman Ranga on Saturday said the government is committed to ensure a fair price and meet the demand of milk in the country....
The Jatiya Sangsad passed the Narcotics Control Bill, 2018 on Saturday with a provision of death sentence or life-term imprisonment as punishment for producing, trading and using 200 grammes of...
Video clip: From this day forward, it's going to be only, "America first, America first." Glenn Hubbard: It's always hard to know what the economic legacy of a president is....
The Election Commission (EC) has a plan to use Election Voting Machine (EVM) on a smaller scale in the next general election, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda....
Transport workers declared to enforce a 48-hour strike from Sunday morning to press home their eight-point demand. The workers under the banner of 'Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation' will stage...
Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain urged the government to accept seven-point demand of Jatiya Oikyafront in due time. He also threatened to bring the government to justice in future...
The government has released Tk 5.59 billion (Tk 558.9150 crore) as honorary allowance for the freedom fighters for three months from October to December in the second phase under the...
South Korea's government has started military flights to rescue nationals stranded on typhoon-hit Saipan, the main island of the Northern Marianas. The US commonwealth was devastated by Super Typhoon Yutu...
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said there is no uncertainty about the national election now and his party is absolutely ready for it. The former president came up...
A fire broke out at a shopping complex in the city's Shantinagar area on Saturday afternoon, according to UNB. The fire ensued at the third floor of Tropical Razia Tower...
Iqbal Sumon and Khaleda Yeasmin Eti enthralled the audience at their first-ever duet musical in public appearance on Friday evening. Organised by ‘Setu’ to celebrate its three decades, the event...
Bangladesh have reached the semi-final stage of SAFF Under-15 Football Championship beating Maldives by 9-0 in the first match of Group A at Anfa Complex in Nepal on Saturday. In...
The Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) has been induced for holding free, fair and impartial polls during the upcoming national election, said Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury on...
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir has said the global outcry and media focus on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi earlier this month has become “hysterical”. He urged...
China produced billionaires at the rate of two a week in 2017, says a report by Swiss bank UBS and auditors PwC. The number of billionaires in the country saw...
Two minor girls drowned in a pond at Uttarpara under Kotalipara upazila in Gopalganj on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Limi Roy, 7, daughter of Liton Roy and Audri...
The rally of Jatiya Oikyafront has started in front of BNP office in Chattorgram with an aim to mobilise public support in favour of the alliance's seven-point demand. The rally...
The newly refurbished state-of-the-art Siemens Switchboard Factory (SDSF) is open for operation in Savar. Michael Schultheiss, deputy head of Mission, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bangladesh inaugurated...
A group of students and job seekers under the banner of "Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Parishad" on Saturday blocked Shahbagh intersection demanding extension of age limit for entry into government jobs...
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has suspended the country's parliament until November 16. Sirisena took the decision on Saturday hours after he sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced Wickremesinghe...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has said Election Commission wants to use Election Voting Machine (EVM) in a limited scale for showing honour to the interest and will...
A motorcyclist was killed as a speeding truck ran over his vehicle on Kashiadanga-Amchattar road at Sairgachha in Rajshahi on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Biddut Hossain, 32, son...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government is looking for a suitable place for construction of the country’s second nuclear power plant. "We are conducting a feasibility study. We...
Police arrested three suspected drug peddlers along with 90 kilograms of cannabis from the Dhaka’s Sher-e-Banglanagar area on Friday night. The detainees are Salahuddin Sohag, 26, Sumon, 30, and Mazharul...
Kurmitola Golf Club (KGC), in association with Rangs Properties Limited, organised “Lady Captain Cup Golf Tournament” at the KGC in the capital from October 24 – October 26. Air Chief...
Traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in their simultaneous drives on the city streets on Friday filed 4,785 cases against different modes of vehicles for traffic rule violation....
Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) has opened its 150th branch recently at Kafrul, Dhaka. Mr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Chief Coordinator of Prime Minister’s Office (SDG), inaugurated the Branch as...
A training course titled “Asian Diseases Veterinary Post-Graduate Training Course 2018”, arranged by ACI Animal Health ended in the city. France-based Ceva Sante assisted the training course. The Project Manager...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated Payra Power Plant Rehabilitation Project at Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali district and visited the power plant. The premier opened the scheme named Swapner Thikana...
Morocco has decided to scrap winter time and will instead keep its clocks at summer time, GMT+1, all year around. The announcement comes less than two days before the clocks...
Investment commitments of almost 290 billion rand ($20 billion) into the South African economy were made at an investment conference on Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. “This is going to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday ruled out any possibility of closing down the Old Airport. “This airport will never be closed down, this belongs to the Air Force and...
Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) -a Public Private Dialogue (PPD) platform signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with WEConnect International- a corporate led, global non-profit that helps women-owned businesses succeed...
Engineers from two American universities developed a kind of natural air conditioner with almost no consumption of electricity. The study published on Friday in the journal Joule described the innovative...
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